Tee mold



n Nov. 16 1926.

' 1,606,923 v. c CHRESTENSEN TEE MOLD Filed July 8, 1926 ATTORNEYPatented Nov. 16, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

VIGGO C. CHRISTENSEN, QF FOLEY, ALABAMA.

TEE MOLD.

Application filed July 8,

1ng the hands of the user to the sand and the consequent moisture andsand deposit which results when tees are formed by hand.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a View in side elevation of a tee mold embodyingthe inventipn;

Eigure 2 illustrates a vertical sectional view thereof;

Figure 3 illustrates a similar view with the ejector projected; and

Figure 4. illustrates a view in elevation partly in section of a tee.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the mold body or casing 5 isapproximately conical in shape and of a size which will produce a tee ofthe desired dimensions. The molds may be made in different sizes, ofcourse, in order that tees of different heights may be made, and a usermay select a mold which will produce a tee suitable for his use.Preferably an annular flange 6 is secured on the outer wall of the bodywhich will form an abutment or shoulder which will be engaged by thefingers of an operator in manipulating the mold. The cone is truncatedand its end is open for the reception of a plunger rod 7, and theplunger rod has a knob or handle 8 at its outer end which may be pressedfor forcing the 1926. Serial No. 121,216.

rod inwardly. A spring 9 encircling the rod has its end abutting theknob or handle and the end of the body, respectively, and the spring isoperative to hold the plunger rod normally projected or elevated, as theparts appear in the position in which they are shown in the drawing.

A sleeve or guide 10 is located within the body at its upper end and thesleeve has an annular flange 11 at its lower end which en gages theinner wall of the body, whereas the upper end of the sleeve fits in theaperture at the upper end of the cone and, of course, the sleeve and theflange may be secured to the'body in any appropriate manner, as bysoldering, spot welding or the like.

An ejecting plate 12 is secured to or carried by the inner end of theplunger rod and it is of a diameter which will cause it to engage theinner wall of the body, as shown in Fig. 2, in which position it is incondition to receive sand which may be applied to the interior of thebody by thrusting the mold in the sand and forcing it down until thesand is properly packed. Thereafter, the plunger rod will be forcedinwardly and the sand will be dislodged from the wall of the body anddeposited on teeing ground for the reception of the golf ball.

A tee mold made in accordance with the invention and of proper materialwill withstand unusual wear, and as it is not cumbersome, can be carriedby a player without inconvenience.

I claim:

In a tee mold, 'a hollow conical body, the said body having open ends, asleeve in the small end of the body fitted to the internal wall thereof,an annular flange at the lower end of. the sleeve extending outwardlyinto engagement with the inner wall of the body, a plunger rod slidablein the sleeve, a handle on the outer end of the rod, a spring encirclingthe rod between the body and the handle and operative to hold the rodretracted, an ejector plate of a diameter equalling the internaldiameter of the body at a location remote from the large end thereof andadapted to engage the internal wall whereby the outward movement of therod is limited.

VIGGO G. CHRISTENSEN.

